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Home battery trial set to launch in all-electric, all-solar Canberra suburb
Evoenergy prepares to launch a government-backed battery storage trial across up to 75 solar homes in the all-electric ACT suburb of Ginninderry.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2020

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“Like a scrapyard of old cars:” Orange farmers try to stop community solar farm
Plans for a 5MW community solar and battery farm in central-western NSW face opposition from … the community, amid concerns the panels will be a blight on the landscape.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 16, 2020

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Solar

Goulburn community solar farm cuts ties with Siemens over Adani coal connection
NSW 1.8MW community solar and battery project will not use Siemens inverters due to the German multi-national’s connection with Queensland’s Adani coal mine.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 5, 2020

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Other Good Stuff

Construction begins at Australia’s largest community-owned solar farm
Construction starts at SolarShare’s 1MW Majura solar farm, set to be one of Australia’s largest community owned solar projects.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 29, 2020

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Small, smart, community-owned solar farm planned for NSW High Country
Specialist small PV project developer Meralli Solar and community renewables outfit Farming the Sun are joining forces to build a 9MW solar farm in Uralla, NSW.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 24, 2020

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Renewables

How community-owned renewables could lead Australia’s Covid-19 recovery plans
Independent MP Helen Haines leading regional groups arguing community energy – including wind, solar and battery storage – should form major plank of Covid-19 recovery plans.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 12, 2020

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Solar-wind-battery microgrid completed and powering remote W.A. gold mine
Ground-breaking 56MW hybrid renewable microgrid completed in remote Western Australia – the first in Australia to use wind to power a mine.
Sophie Vorrath

May 18, 2020

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Policy & Planning

10 key mega renewables projects and ideas to lead Covid-19 recovery
There is no shortage of ideas for a renewables-led Covid-19 recovery. Here are 10 ideas that could accelerate the clean energy transition and pay long term dividends.
Giles Parkinson, Sophie Vorrath & Michael Mazengarb

May 8, 2020

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Australia renewables hit 50% of main grid’s net demand on Easter Saturday
Australia reaches more than 50% renewables on a low-demand Easter Saturday. Within a decade, this will be the country’s average share of renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 13, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

West Australia puts community batteries at top of new energy roadmap
W.A. unveils new energy roadmap focusing on rooftop solar, batteries and EVs, and will roll out ten “neighbourhood” batteries in and around Perth before end of the year.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 5, 2020

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A brave new digital world – my first weekend of social connection in isolation
Coronavirus or COVID-19 is reshaping the way we connect. But it doesn’t mean we can’t connect.
Sam Parkinson

Mar 23, 2020

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Regional community solar and storage projects win NSW government grants
NSW government awards seven grants to community solar and storage projects across regional parts of the state.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 11, 2020

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